Real Estate Analyst
About The Position
The Real Estate Analyst position involves supporting the Real Estate Development Manager and Operations team in preparing essential documentation for project approvals, including preliminary site plans, deal economics, construction estimates, and financial models. The role requires analyzing return on investment metrics to provide investment recommendations, tailoring financial models for various business scenarios, and managing project documents and key dates using Smartsheet. Additionally, the analyst will research potential acquisition opportunities, monitor competitor growth plans, and shadow Real Estate Development Managers to gain practical experience in site selection, contract negotiation, and the development process. The position also involves contributing to team goals and enhancing professional knowledge through continuous learning and development activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business, finance, or related field preferred with experience in project management, commercial real estate analysis, and market research. Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
- Financial modeling and projecting experience is strongly preferred.
- Computer literate in MS Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Power BI, and strong proficiency in Excel.
- Prior experience with Smartsheet or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is preferred.
- Strong knowledge or aptitude to quickly learn, navigate, and use GIS/desktop mapping packages and other real estate software (e.g., Google Earth, Kalibrate, various County GIS & Recorder’s department websites).
- Ability to effectively analyze and evaluate information to make decisions, solve problems and achieve goals.
- Strong communication skills to effectively read, listen, comprehend, and convey information and ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to apply analytical insights to inform and improve future projects.
- Ability to process information including gathering, assessing, coding, organizing, auditing, and verifying data.
- Attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in project management
- Experience in commercial real estate analysis
- Experience in market research
- Financial modeling and projecting experience
Responsibilities
- Prepare the Management Approval Package (MAP), including preliminary site plans, deal economics, construction estimates, and financial models.
- Analyze and perform return on investment metrics of projects to provide investment recommendations.
- Tailor existing financial models to new business case scenarios.
- Manage documents and key dates in Smartsheet and utilize reporting tools to manage dates.
- Research potential acquisition opportunities, including ownership traffic information, competition intrusion, and comparable sales.
- Actively research and monitor competitor growth plans, maintaining a database and map of their growth plans.
- Shadow Real Estate Development Managers to learn site selection, contract negotiation, and the development process.
- Perform other job-related duties as required.
- Increase professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key Result Area targets.
Benefits
- Equal Opportunity Employer
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
